Explorer makes the deepest ocean dive 史上最深的海洋探險(xiǎn)

何娟娟

聽力掃障

1. upcoming adj. 即將來臨的

2. documentary n. 紀(jì)錄片

3. stunned adj. 目瞪口呆的

4. visitation n. 訪問;探視

5. titanium n. 鈦

6. outfit v. 裝備

掃碼聽測(cè)

I. 判斷正誤

聽下面一段錄音并閱讀3個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短的陳述，根據(jù)錄音內(nèi)容判斷這些陳述是否符合所聽內(nèi)容?？疾橹攸c(diǎn)是學(xué)生對(duì)意義的理解能力和信息獲取能力。

In this section， you will hear a passage. After you hear the passage， decide whether each of the statement is correct （A）， incorrect （B） or not mentioned （C）.

數(shù)據(jù)梳理

聽下面的文章，完成各個(gè)部分的練習(xí)。從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。文章讀三遍。

1. What's James Cameron according to the text？

A.A doctor.B.A director.C.A writer.

2. How long did the Discovery Channel documentary series take？

A.12 hours.B.15 hours. C.18 hours.

3. What equipment did Victor Vescovo bring with him？

A.Computers. ? B.Cameras. C.Recorders.

4. How did Victor Vescovo feel on seeing plastic？

A.Surprised. ? B.Calm. C.Hopeless.

文本解說

多年來，海洋探險(xiǎn)是科學(xué)家們和探險(xiǎn)愛好者們熱衷的活動(dòng)。2019年5月，美國(guó)探險(xiǎn)家維克托·韋斯科沃在太平洋馬里亞納海溝打破了人類最深潛水紀(jì)錄，下潛深度為10，928米，他認(rèn)為那里有各種各樣的前所未知的海洋生物。

When Victor Vescovo reached a depth of 10，928 meters in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench， he took 15 minutes to look at what surrounded him. He had just reached what is believed to be the deepest point a human has ever gone in the ocean.

He broke the record set by Oscar-winning director James Cameron. It was Cameron who suggested to Vescovo to stop and enjoy the moment.

The deep sea operation， filmed for part of an upcoming Discovery Channel documentary series， took almost 12 hours.

“I was stunned to discover when I did my research that of the five oceans， four had never actually had a visitation to their bottoms，” Vescovo said. “I thought it was about time that someone actually did that.”

Vescovo traveled down in a vehicle called the SDV Limiting Factor， a tit-anium craft outfitted with high definition cameras.

Patrick Lahey is with Triton Sub-marines， the company that made the SDV. He said such operations show why more exploration of the oceans is impor-tant for science.

“I think it's important for us human beings to study these areas，” he said， noting how little is known about large parts of the ocean. “The ocean is the life force of our planet，” he added.

Vescovo said that he believed he found many new species on the dive. He said the scientific group of the operation is excited and happy with what he brought to the surface for more exam-ination. “Its really great，” he added.

In addition to unusual animals， Ves-covo saw something familiar—waste， especially plastic， in the deepest part of the water. Andy Sharpness leads Oceana， an environmental group. He called the discovery of waste materials there， “dis-turbing but not surprising”.